Skip to content

Harry Croft

Harry Croft was a Western Australia and national board member who became chairman of the National Junior Council.

During his time as head of the juniors he was credited with transforming the association into a body of great strength as the numbers of clubs and players soared.

Harry was held in such high esteem Australia wide that he was also Chairman of the National Junior Council for a while.

Harry was born in the Yorkshire town of Barnsley in England and arrived in Perth in 1966.

He quickly became involved in the juniors set-up and was President for over 20 years through the late 1960s, 1970s and into the 1980s.

He is a Life Member in Western Australia.

Hall of Fame 1999 Inductees

Sign Up for News

Football Australia Newsletter, Merchandise & Online Store, Partners' Offers

+50k
Join the community

Upcoming match CommBank Matildas vs Colombia - Geelong

FA+ Pre-Sale starts 12pm AEDT Fri 9th Oct

Get priority access to football

FA+ members get presale access to all Australian football matches, discounts on official merchandise and exclusive access to events.

  • Discounted tickets and presale access
  • Member pricing on official kit
  • Invitations to members only events
Membership $99/yr Join FA+ now